New Delhi, Jan 8: The Congress on Thursday sought answers from the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the loss of lives due to contaminated water in Indore, and a Supreme Court-level independent probe to make the BJP government accountable.
Addressing a press conference here, Congress’ head of media and publicity department Pawan Khera alleged that the “ugly, brutal, and utterly callous face” of the BJP government has been exposed through this.
In Indore, he claimed 18 innocent lives, including that of a six-month-old infant, have been lost due to the gross negligence, incompetence, and blatant apathy of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh.
Over 40,000 people have been affected, and many are still fighting for their lives in ICUs he said, adding this is the same Indore city that has clinched the “cleanest city” title for the eighth consecutive time in the central government’s Swachh Survekshan survey.
“The BJP, which endlessly parades its slogan of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’, has failed at its most fundamental duty: providing safe and clean drinking water. Instead of showing urgency, compassion, or accountability, the BJP government displayed shocking arrogance,” it said.
With the government offering a paltry Rs 2 lakh per victim, Khera said this contemptible sum mocks the value of human life. (PTI)
